Actor Tim Griffin embraces “Prime Suspect” role
(This story was published in the Life section of The Oklahoman, Monday, Sept. 19, 2011.)
NBC is featuring an Americanized update of the revered British television police drama “Prime Suspect” in its fall lineup, and Chicago native Tim Griffin is embracing his co-starring role.
Meanwhile, Maria Bello is taking on the lead role formerly played by Helen Mirren.
Griffin, who has appeared on television shows including “Grey’s Anatomy” and “ER,” and in movies such as “Star Trek” and “The Bourne Supremacy,” plays Bello’s colleague in the series, New York police Detective Augie Blando, a character who relies on humor to cope with the stress of police work.
“Augie (is) definitely comic relief, which I was so thrilled, because I’ve done a lot of comedy, I’ve done a lot of drama, but rarely have I seen the two sort of meshed so perfectly as they are here, and it’s a dream come true to play, because I’m naturally somebody that loves to laugh and loves to enjoy life,” he said.
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